Penny Arévalo has been writing and editing for more years than she hopes her profile photo reveals. She has an extensive background covering education, city hall, business and the law. Her passion is the hyperlocal and finding the genuine (genuinely good and genuinely bad, we tell it like it is). Fun facts: She was editor-in-chief of the UCLA Daily Bruin and one of her early-years investigations was picked up by 60 Minutes. She also made $9,500 on Wheel of Fortune, solving the bonus round puzzle half a second after the buzzer. And yes, she really did say, 'Missed it by that much,' all Maxwell Smart-like.